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Health Assesment: Heart & Neck
Midterm
26
Nursing
Undergraduate 3
10/17/2010

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Term
angina pectoris
Definition
acute chest pain that occurs when myocardial demand exceeds its oxygen supply
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aortic regurgitation
Definition
in competent aortic valve that allows backward flow of blood into left ventricle during diastole
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aortic stenosis
Definition
calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts forward flow of blood during systole
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apex of heart
Definition
5th left intercostal space
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bell of stethoscope
Definition
cup-shaped endpiece used for soft, low pitched heart sounds
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bradycardia
Definition
less than 50 beats per min
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clubbing
Definition
occurs with chronic cyantoic heart and lung sounds
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diastole
Definition
hearts filling phase
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edema
Definition
swelling of legs or dependent body part due to increased interstitial fluid
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erb's point
Definition
traditional ausculatory area in the 3rd left intercostal space
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gallop rhythm
Definition
the addition of a 3rd or 4th heart sound makes the rhythm sound like the cadence of a galloping horse
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LVH (left ventricular hypertrophy)
Definition
increase in thickness of myocardial wall that occurs when the heart pumps against chronic outflow obstruction (i.e. aortic stenosis)
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mitral regurgitation
Definition
(mitral insufficiency) incompetent mitral valve allows regurgitation of blood back into left atrium during systole
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mitral stenosis
Definition
calcified mitral valve impedes forward flow of blood into left ventricle during diastole
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paradoxical splitting
Definition
opposite of normal split S2 so that the split is heard in expiration and in inspiration the sounds fuse to one sound
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pericardial friction rub
Definition
high-pitched scratchy extracardiac sound heard when the precordium is inflamed
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physiologic splitting
Definition
normal variation in S2 heard as two separate components during inspiration
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pulmonic regurgitation
Definition
backflow of blood through incompetent pulmonic valve into RV
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pulmonic stenosis
Definition
calcification of pulmonic valve separating RV and pulmonary artery
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syncope
Definition
temporary loss of consciousness due to decreased cerebral blood flow (fainting)
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systole
Definition
the hearts pumping phase
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tachycardia
Definition
greater than 100 beats per min
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thrill
Definition
palpable vibration on the chest wall accompanying severe heart murmur
Term
precordium
Definition
the area on the anterior chest wall overlying heart and great vessels
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abnormal finding for estimated jugular venous pressure
Definition
patient elevated 45 degreess, internal jugular vein pulsation at 4 cm above sternal angle
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pulmonic valve area
Definition
second left intercostal space
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